snyom 'jug

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snyom 'jug

Absorption has been translated as "meditation," "contemplation," "attainment," etc., and any of these words might serve. The problem is to establish one English word for each of the important Sanskrit words samāpatti, dhyāna, samādhi, bhāvanā, etc., so as to preserve a consistency with the original. Therefore, I have adopted for these terms, respectively, "absorption," "contemplation," "concentration" and "realization" or "cultivation," reserving the word "meditation" for general use with any of the terms when they are used not in a specific sense but to indicate mind-practice in general.

One of the synonyms for the meditative state. The Tibetan translation interpreted it as sama-āpatti, which brings in the idea of "equal," or "level," whereas it may very well be like "samādhi," sam-āpatti, with the similar meaning of concentration. Unlike samādhi, however, it also occurs with the meaning of "completion," "attainment," and "diligent practice."

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